104 Joanna Townsend: Self-Compassion Does NOT Mean Resignation. So What Does It Mean and How Do We Do It?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joanna Townsend is a licensed psychotherapist based in Bozeman, Montana and the owner of Root & Rise, a modern and inclusive mental wellness practice for millennials. Joanna brings her true self and inner nerd to the therapy space. She specializes in the areas of anxiety, perfectionism, self-worth, life transitions, burn out, eating disorder recovery, and is a big advocate of feeling all the feels, authenticity, self-compassion, and letting go of shame. We discuss self-compassion and self-acceptance - what they mean, what they don’t mean, and how to start and elevate our self-compassion practices. We talk about perfectionism and people-pleasing and how both can relate to a lack of self-compassion. Joanna talks about enoughness for women, for millennials, for content creators, and so much more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Comparison is natural and normal, it’s in our wiring, but our relationship to it can either create wounds to our self-worth or be a source of inspiration and connection.” - Joanna Townsend</span></p> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.sasssays.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Christie’s Website</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christie’s Instagram: @sasssays</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.joannatownsend.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Joanna’s Website</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joanna’s Instagram: @joannatalksfeelings</span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.joannatownsend.com/feelingscourse"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Joanna’s Feeling Feelings Course</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joannatownsend.com/newsletter"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Joanna’s Newsletter</span></a></p>